The Red Cross is an international organization which cares for people who are in need of help. A man in Paris hospital who needs

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问题     The Red Cross is an international organization which cares for people who are in need of help. A man in Paris hospital who needs blood, a woman in Mexico who was injured in all earthquake, and a family in India that lost their home in a storm may all be aided by the Red Cross.
    Red Cross exists in almost every country around the globe. The world Red Cross organization is sometimes called the Red Crescent, the Red Mogen David, the Sun, and the Red Lion. All of these agencies share a common goal of trying to help people in need.
    The idea of forming an organization to help the sick and wounded during a war started with Jean Henri Dunant. In 1859, he observed how people were suffering on a battlefield in Italy. He wanted to help all wounded people regardless of which side they were fighting for. The most important result of his work was an international treaty called the Geneva Convention. It protects prisoners of war, the sick and wounded, and other citizens during a war.
    The American Red Cross was set up by Clare Barton in ]881. Today the Red Cross in the United States provides a number of services for the public, such as helping people in need, teaching first aid, demonstrating water safety and artificial respiration (人工呼吸), and providing blood.

选项 A、The International Red Cross.
B、Safety at Home and School.
C、Clare Barton and the Sun.
D、The American Red Cross.

答案A

解析 根据文章内容主要讲述国际红十字会的作用、建立及发展,故本题答案为[A]。
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